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Cost of living in West Monroe, Louisiana

West Monroe, Louisiana has about 12,729 people. Typical rent is $826 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $49,386 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #36 in Louisiana on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $826 a month.

West Monroe is a city in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $49,386 a year.

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People
12,729
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$826
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$49,386
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$192,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,017
Monroe, LA HUD Metro FMR Area

West Monroe, Louisiana has about 12,729 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $192,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ouachita Parish is $1,017 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in West Monroe. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Monroe, LA metro area, prices sit at 83.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Louisiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 10.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not West Monroe's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Louisiana home paid 12.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not West Monroe's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Louisiana in the table we use.

Among 240 places we list in Louisiana with a rent figure, 167 have higher typical rent than West Monroe.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.